“Vogel pharmaceutical’s star researcher has gone rogue down in the Amazon. She hasn’t checked in with headquarters in two years. Anders is sent to fetch her, but his two-week project stretches into months, and then the horrible letter arrives disclosing his death. Details are brief. The head man at Vogel wants his star researcher brought back under his control. Marina heads into the jungle for her boss and the widow of her friend. At every turn she has big decisions to make. This is a fabulous book about keeping secrets, loyalty, adventure, love and betrayal. Quite a lot for one book, but the author is Ann Patchett, and she is more than up to the challenge.”—Deon Stonehouse, Sunriver Books & Music, Sunriver, OR
Face Out
State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
May 29, 2011